Since 2004, Rodriguez-Lopez has been at work on solo stuff in countless permutations, and at a prodigious rate (when he isn't co-fronting Volta with Cedric Bixler-Zavala) and reserving the more challenging high-art work for his personal releases. You can hear influences from Miles Davis, Can, Kluster and the seamier, less commercial side of Jimi Hendrix here, expanding the palettes of curious fans drawn in by his better-known band's name. Continue reading...

So, indeed, tonight's show at the South Side Music Hall should be quite the treat. And, thanks to the fine folks over at the venue, we've got five free pairs of tickets to hand out to a couple of DC9 readers interested in maybe hearing some new Volta jams. Want to win? Hit the jump for the details.